DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB Playing El Amor Cubano La Mujer O El Caballo
From The Archives Of Something Blue May 5, 2024
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a Cuban love song written and performed by the Dean of Fine Arts.
When Don Bowyer came to ASU he was looking for someone to play music with so, of course, everybody mentioned me. I was a student in the music department at the time and I played out a lot, including at our monthly New Jazz In Jonesboro show with NJHB, the New Jazz House Band.
We played all original songs and Don Bowyer is an outstanding jazz composer, so he fit right in. On February 2, 2013, he brought music for a song he wrote called “El Amor Cubano: La Mujer o el Caballo?” roughly translated as who is your true love, your woman or your horse? So the title’s funny but the song is actually quite beautiful.
Also difficult. Most jazz changes are 12, 16, or 32 bars. Dr. Bowyer extended that out to 44 bars by including two 16 bar movements and several 4 bar tags.
The band was up for it and we did pretty good but I wouldn’t say as good as the definitive version that you can hear on youtube from the “Itchin’ in the Kitchen” album recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band and released on February 1, 2003, almost exactly ten years earlier. Of course, they rehearsed. Still, there are only 68 plays on Youtube Music while the NJHB concert has almost 1600 views.
I will include links to the album and the NJHB concert on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Playing on the song were Hairy Larry – piano, vocals, and congas, Don Bowyer – trombone, Matt Jackson – bass, and Carl Abraham – drums.
Now, recorded at The Arts@311 in downtown Jonesboro on February 2, 2013, here’s NJHB playing a Don Bowyer composition, “El Amor Cubano La Mujer O El Caballo?”. Just listen to this beautiful trombone.
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And that’s Don Bowyer on trombone, playing his own composition “El Amor Cubano La Mujer O El Caballo?” at New Jazz In Jonesboro on February 2, 2013. Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 to hear more NJHB, Manuzik, Reno Project, Luck & Doc, Boom Boom Beckett, and Maggy Mistake.
And that’s Don Bowyer on trombone playing his own composition “El Amor Cubano La Mujer O El Caballo?” at New Jazz In Jonesboro on February 2, 2013. Don’t miss Something Blue, tonight at 10:00 to hear more NJHB, Manuzik, Reno Project, Luck & Doc, Boom Boom Beckett, and Maggy Mistake.
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